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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message Icon:                             Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Monadnock Hiker[/i] [br]https://www.foxnews.com/politics/language-regarding-maines-obligation-native-american-tribes-added-back-states-constitution . Voters in Maine will likely be the ones to decide whether to restore long removed language about the state's obligations to Native American tribes to printed versions of its constitution. The Maine Legislature is poised to give its final approval on Tuesday to a proposal to restore the language that requires Maine to honor treaties the state inherited from Massachusetts when it became its own state more than two centuries ago. - The language has always applied, but was removed from printed versions of the constitution in 1876. Statewide voters would have to approve of the change to the constitution for it to take place. - The date of the referendum has not yet been set. . The language compels Maine to "assume and perform all the duties and obligations of" Massachusetts upon becoming a state, which it did in 1820. It does not make reference to specific obligations. Lawmakers are preparing to send the constitutional change to voters at a time when tribes in the state are seeking greater autonomy. - The legislature voted in June to let most federal laws apply to Wabanaki tribes in a move designed to put them on equal footing with other federally recognized tribes in the U.S. [/quote]    Upload an Image File From Your PC For Insertion in Your Post    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON   Check here to include your profile signature.